The Stuck at the Airport team, like Santa, keeps a list of airports that are very, very good. And we’re happy to share our round-up of some of the best airport amenties we spotted in 2024. If we missed your favorite, let us know! Note: our first first appeared on the The Points Guy site […]
We take a break today from sharing the latest details on the Southwest Airlines debacle to celebrate the Airport Amenity of the Week. Free coat check at Wisconsin’s Appleton International Airport (ATW) isn’t brand new. But we just learned about it. And want to celebrate it as a great amenity that we hope other airports […]
The list of the top 10 finalists for the 2022 America’s Best Restroom contest is out. And this year restrooms at two airports are in the running to be crowned as the best throne in the country. Newark Liberty Int’l Airport (EWR) The Terminal B all-gender restroom at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) is one […]
Fans of roller skating, fun at-the-airport activities, and the landmark TWA Hotel at JFK Airport (i.e.: everyone) will be looking forward to the return of the hotel’s retro-style roller skating rink. The Roll-A-Rama at the Runway Rink opens for the season on April 15. The checkered rink is located by the hotel’s 1958 Lockheed Constellation “Connie” […]
Few airport rental car centers are places you want to hang out in for longer than you have to. But the rental car center at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is an exception. The big, bright, open lobby has a cafe in the center with comfortable chairs and there’s artwork from the collection of the […]
The Stuck at the Airport team, like Santa, keeps a list of airports that are very, very good. And we’re happy to share our round-up of some of the best airport amenties we spotted in 2024. If we missed your favorite, let us know! Note: our first first appeared on the The Points Guy site […]
We take a break today from sharing the latest details on the Southwest Airlines debacle to celebrate the Airport Amenity of the Week. Free coat check at Wisconsin’s Appleton International Airport (ATW) isn’t brand new. But we just learned about it. And want to celebrate it as a great amenity that we hope other airports […]
The list of the top 10 finalists for the 2022 America’s Best Restroom contest is out. And this year restrooms at two airports are in the running to be crowned as the best throne in the country. Newark Liberty Int’l Airport (EWR) The Terminal B all-gender restroom at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) is one […]
Fans of roller skating, fun at-the-airport activities, and the landmark TWA Hotel at JFK Airport (i.e.: everyone) will be looking forward to the return of the hotel’s retro-style roller skating rink. The Roll-A-Rama at the Runway Rink opens for the season on April 15. The checkered rink is located by the hotel’s 1958 Lockheed Constellation “Connie” […]
Few airport rental car centers are places you want to hang out in for longer than you have to. But the rental car center at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is an exception. The big, bright, open lobby has a cafe in the center with comfortable chairs and there’s artwork from the collection of the […]
5 Things We Love About Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) We’re back with another episode in our “5 Things We Love About…” series highlighting features and amenities at airports about the country and the world. Today we land at Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) in Indiana. 1. Free cookies at FWA Without a doubt, Fort […]
Many airport services and amenities are not back at full power yet. And some may never be. And we have been wondering what’s up with Minute Suites, the company that rents out private rooms in some airports where travelers can sleep, rest, or get some work done during layovers. The suites include a daybed sofa […]
Despite challenges, airports landed welcome new amenities this year [This is a slightly different version of the story we prepared for USA TODAY] Despite the challenges set out by COVID-19 this year, airports pressed forward and introduced new features, new art, new technologies, and new amenities for passengers. For example, in January 2020, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta […]
Since 2000, volunteer hosts at Fort Wayne International Airport in Indiana has been welcoming arriving passengers with free individually wrapped cookies. The cookies are made fresh by the nearby Ellison Bakery. And when the volunteers are off-duty, cookies are still available from a self-serve cookie kiosk at the security exit. Over the years, FWA Airport […]